Assisted by thirty-two co-authors, Helfer and Kempe have produced their third major work. It is a fitting sequel to The Battered Child (1968 and 1974) and Helping the Battered Child and His Family (1972), both also published by Ballinger. The editors' stated purpose was to provide theoretical and technical help for the thousands of workers from many disciplines who have been entering the field in recent years. They have accomplished this goal admirably in the present volume.

The term the battered child has been dropped in favor of the more inclusive child abuse and neglect. "The problem is clearly not just one of physical battering. Save for the children who are killed